stub means "a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stub?

stub has 1 syllable: stub. In IPA it is /ˈstʌb/.

What is another word for stub?

Close synonyms include nub, ticket stub, check stub, counterfoil, butt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stub a common word?

stub is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

stub — meaning, pronunciation and 9 definitions

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
Broaderplant part
2.
a small piece
“a nub of coal”
“a stub of a pencil”
Synonymsnub
Broaderpart
Narrowernubbin
3.
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
Synonymsticket stub
Broaderreceipt
Narrowerrain check
4.
the part of a check that is retained as a record
Synonymscheck stub counterfoil
Broaderrecord
5.
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Synonymsbutt
Broaderpart
Narrowercigar butt cigarette butt roach

verb

4 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
pull up (weeds) by their roots
Broaderuproot
2.
extinguish by crushing
“stub out your cigarette now”
Broadersnuff out
3.
clear of weeds by uprooting them
“stub a field”
Broaderweed
4.
strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
“She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken”
Broaderhit

Other forms of stub

plural: stubs·
past tense or participle: stubbed
present participle: stubbing

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about stub

What does stub mean?: stub means "a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in stub?: stub has 1 syllable: stub. In IPA it is /ˈstʌb/.
What is another word for stub?: Close synonyms include nub, ticket stub, check stub, counterfoil, butt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is stub a common word?: stub is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for stub come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

5 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
Broaderplant part
2.
a small piece
“a nub of coal”
“a stub of a pencil”
Synonymsnub
Broaderpart
Narrowernubbin
3.
a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
Synonymsticket stub
Broaderreceipt
Narrowerrain check
4.
the part of a check that is retained as a record
Synonymscheck stub counterfoil
Broaderrecord
5.
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Synonymsbutt
Broaderpart
Narrowercigar butt cigarette butt roach

verb

4 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
pull up (weeds) by their roots
Broaderuproot
2.
extinguish by crushing
“stub out your cigarette now”
Broadersnuff out
3.
clear of weeds by uprooting them
“stub a field”
Broaderweed
4.
strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
“She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken”
Broaderhit

Other forms of stub

plural: stubs·
past tense or participle: stubbed
present participle: stubbing

Questions about stub

What does stub mean?: stub means "a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in stub?: stub has 1 syllable: stub. In IPA it is /ˈstʌb/.
What is another word for stub?: Close synonyms include nub, ticket stub, check stub, counterfoil, butt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is stub a common word?: stub is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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